KTLR

KTLR (890 kHz, "Community Talk 890 AM") is a commercial AM radio station in Oklahoma City with a Talk radio format. The station is currently under ownership of Stanton Nelson, through licensee WPA Radio LLC.[1][2] Most shows are brokered programming, where hosts pays for time on the station. They can discuss products or services they sell.

KTLR
CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Broadcast areaOklahoma City Metroplex
BrandingCommunity Talk AM 890
SloganCommunity Talk Radio for Oklahoma
Frequency890 kHz
Translator(s)K279CR 103.7 (Oklahoma City)
First air dateJanuary 1, 1978
FormatTalk
Power1,000 watts (days only)
ClassD
Facility ID59366
Transmitter coordinates35°33′59″N 97°28′28″W
Call sign meaningK TyLeR Broadcasting (current owner)
OwnerStanton Nelson
(WPA Radio LLC)
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKTLR.com

KTLR broadcasts by day at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. But because it shares the same frequency as Class A clear channel station WLS in Chicago, KTLR is a daytimer. It must sign off at sunset to avoid interfering with WLS, because radio waves travel further at night. Programming can be heard around the clock on KTLR's FM translator station, K279CR, at 103.7 MHz.

History

The station's original call sign was KBYE, signing on the air in 1945. It was one of OKC's first African-American formatted stations for many years. The tower, before moving to Britton Rd. and Eastern was located on the same property as Remington Park at approx. 55th and N. Eastern. The studio was located at 9th and Broadway downtown, where the Murrah Bombing site is now. Ownership for many years was by the Lynch brothers.

Under Tyler ownership, the station was then known as KKNG beginning in 1999. On August 30, 2008, the station changed its call sign to the current KTLR.[3]

It carried an Urban Gospel format before making its switch to the current talk format in 2007.

Translators
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
K279CR103.7 MHzOklahoma City, Oklahoma15727699253 m (830 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "KTLR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KTLR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "KTLR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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